18th October 2003

West Coast Railway Company
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Locos Used 47701 & 47854
Stock Used 8x Pullman plus 1x mark 1

Route:
1Z71 : Lancaster to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z72 : Edinburgh Waverley to Preston

Loco(s) Route
47854 (1) Lancaster - Preston - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Stalybridge - Marsden - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder Bridge Jn - Hare Park Jn - Adwick - Doncaster
47701 (2) Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47854 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Doncaster
47701 (2) Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Preston (3)

Notes :
(1) 47701 on rear.
(2) 47854 on rear.
(3) Train was terminated at Preston due to engineering works.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Lancaster 06.03d 06.03  
Preston 06.37a ~ 06.40d ??.?? ~ 06.41   00.32a 00.45
Ribble Jn 06/41 ?   ? ?
Farington Curve Jn 06/43 06/43   ? ?
Euxton Jn 06/47 06/47   00/27 00/36
Chorley 06/51 06/51   00/21 00/32
Lostock Jn 07/02 06/59   00/13 00/25
Bolton 07/06 07/04   00/09 00/20
Salford Crescent 07/25 07/14   23/58 00/10
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/26 07/16   ? ?
Deal Street Jn 07/32 ?   23/55 ?
Manchester Victoria 07.34a ~ 07.38d 07.23 ~ 07.39   23.51a ~ 23.53d 00.02 ~ 00.05
Miles Platting Jn 07/42 07/43   23/48 23/59
Phillips Park West Jn 07/43 07/44   23/47 23/57
Baguley Fold Jn 07/44 07/45   23/44 23/55
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/48 ?   23/40 ?
Stalybridge 07/52 07/52   23/36 23/44
Greenfield 07/59 07/59   23/25 23/32
Diggle Jn 08/02 08/02   23/21 23/30
Marsden 08/06 08/06   23/17 23/25
Huddersfield 08.13a ~ 08.15d 08.14 ~ ??.??   22.56a ~ 23.03d 23.01 ~ 23.04
Heaton Lodge Jn 08/19 08/20   22/48 22/51
Mirfield East Jn 08/22 ?   22/45 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 08/22 ?   ? ?
Horbury Jn 08/31 08/31   22/36 22/42
Wakefield Kirkgate 08.35a ~ 08.37d 08.35 ~ 08.38   22.30a ~ 22.32d 22.36 ~ 22.38
Calder Bridge Jn 08/39 ?   22/28 ?
Crofton West Jn 08/42 ?   22/26 ?
Hare Park Jn 08/44 ?   22/24 22/28
South Kirkby Jn 08/52 08/51   22/19 22/21
Adwick Jn 08/58 ?   22/15 ?
Adwick 08/59 08/56   22/14 22/17
Doncaster 09.14a ~ 09.22d 09.07 ~ 09.25   22.01a ~ 22.09d 22.01 ~ 22.11
Shaftholme Jn 09/27 09/29   21/57 21/55
Temple Hirst Jn 09/33 09/39   21/51 21/49
Hambleton North Jn 09/38 09/43   21/46 21/45
Colton Jn 09/44 09/49   21/40 21/39
York 09.50a ~ 09.52d 09.54 ~ 09.58   21.29a ~ 21.34d 21.21 ~ 21.33
Skelton Jn 09/55 10/00   21/26 21/19
Tollerton 10/02 10/08   21/19 21/13
Thirsk 10/11 10/16   21/10 21/05
Northallerton 10/17 10/22   21/05 21/00
Darlington 10/27 10/32   20/55 20/49
Ferryhill South Jn 10/36 10/41   20/46 20/39
Tursdale Jn 10/38 ?   20/44 ?
Durham 10/43 10/48   20/38 20/31
Birtley 10/51 10/55   20/30 20/24
King Edward Bridge Jns 10/54 10/59   20/26 20/18
Newcastle 10/57 11/02   20/24 20/17
Heaton South Jn 11/03 11/05   20/17 20/13
Morpeth 11/15 11/18   20/03 20/00
Morpeth North Jn 11*17a ~ 11*27d ?  
Alnmouth UPL   19.27a ~ 19.45d ?
Alnmouth 11/44 11/48   19/25 19/25
Belford 11/58 12/02   19/06 18/58
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12/09 12/12   18/44 18/45
Marshall Meadows 12/12 12/15   18/42 18/43
Reston GSP 12/19 ?   18/34 ?
Grantshouse 12/25 12/26   18/29 18/33
Dunbar 12/34 12/34   18/16 18/22
Drem 12/42 12/42   18/07 18/12
Monktonhall Jn 12/54 12/52   17/57 18/01
Portobello Jn 13/02 12/55   17/54 17/58
Edinburgh 13.07 13.08   17.50d 17.54


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